Government and Business
Free-Web Sites for Government Information
- USA.gov (Official U.S. gateway to all government information.)
- Explore Census Data (Single source for broad-based access to virtually all of the Census Bureau's information.)
- State and County Quick Facts (Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography by state or by county.)
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- White House
- Oyez: Supreme Court Multimedia Database (Information about Supreme Court cases and justices.)
- Supreme Court Database
- State of Illinois Web Site
- Illinois Blue Book/Illinois Handbook of Government
- Project VoteSmart (Provides information on thousands of U.S. candidates and elected officials.)
- Annenberg Political Fact Check (A nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.)
- isidewith.com (How do your beliefs align with the potential candidates?)
Free-Web Sites for Business
- U.S. Economy at a Glance ( An easy way to keep track of the U.S. economy.)
- Universal Currency Converter
- Executive PayWatch (Compensation data for the CEOs of some of the largest companies in the U.S.)
- D&B Hoover's (Basic company information--limited access for nonsubscribers.)
- Thomas Register (Most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America.)
- Patent Full Text and Image Database (Covers patents from the first one issued in 1790 to the most recent. Detailed information about the invention including background and claims.)
- Purchasing Power of Money in the United States from 1774 to the Present (Compares the relative value of a past amount of dollars to a present amount.)
- Kiva ("Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.")
Page last revised on August 10, 2023.